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Chickpea Salad with Quinoa Lemon and Ginger

Lemon Ginger Quinoa Salad

Lemon Ginger Quinoa Chickpea Salad - a super healthy salad with bright fresh flavours that can be served warm as a side dish or cold as a vegetarian lunch.
Course Salad
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 -6 servings
Calories 455 kcal
Author Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked quinoa
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 chopped red pepper
  • 3 tbs green onion
  • 2 cups cooked chickpeas rinsed and drained, or canned

For the Dressing

  • 1/4 c olive oil
  • Juice and zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 tbs honey
  • 2 tbs grated fresh ginger
  • Salt & pepper to season

Instructions

  1. Bring the quinoa salt and water to a very gentle simmer.
  2. Cover and simmer slowly for 15 to 20 minutes until the grains are cooked but still a little firm to the bite.
  3. Remove from heat and tossing the red pepper green onion and chickpeas.
  4. Pour on the dressing and toss together well before serving.

To prepare the dressing

  1. Simple whisk all of the ingredients together until well in corporate.
  2. You can also shake the dressing together in a clan mason jar if you prefer.

Recipe Notes

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.